Clinical practice variation and need for pediatric-specific treatment guidelines among rheumatologists caring for children with ANCA-associated vasculitis: an international clinici... by Clara Westwell-Roper, Joanna M. Lubieniecka, Kelly L. Brown, Kimberly A. Morishita, Cherry Mammen, Linda Wagner-Weiner, Eric Yen, Suzanne C. Li, Kathleen M. O’Neil, Sivia K. Lapidus, Paul Brogan, Rolando Cimaz, David A. Cabral, for ARChiVe Investigators Network within the PedVas initiative

“…Methods A needs-assessment survey developed by an international working group of pediatric rheumatologists and two nephrologists was circulated internationally. …”
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The Italian Society for Pediatric Nephrology (SINePe) consensus document on the management of nephrotic syndrome in children: Part I - Diagnosis and treatment of the first episode... by Andrea Pasini, Elisa Benetti, Giovanni Conti, Luciana Ghio, Marta Lepore, Laura Massella, Daniela Molino, Licia Peruzzi, Francesco Emma, Carmelo Fede, Antonella Trivelli, Silvio Maringhini, Marco Materassi, Giovanni Messina, Giovanni Montini, Luisa Murer, Carmine Pecoraro, Marco Pennesi

“…On the basis of the 2015 Cochrane systematic review, KDIGO Guidelines and more recent data from the literature, this working group, with the contribution of all the pediatric nephrology centres in Italy and on the behalf of the Italian Society of Pediatric Nephrology, has produced a shared steroid protocol that will be useful for National Health System hospitals and pediatricians. …”
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Obesity and overweight in IMSS female workers in Mexico City Obesidad y sobrepeso en mujeres trabajadoras del IMSS, en la Ciudad de México by José Luis Vázquez-Martínez, Héctor Gómez-Dantés, Felipe Gómez-García, María de los Angeles Lara-Rodríguez, Joel Navarrete-Espinosa, Gabriela Pérez-Pérez

“…CONCLUSIONS: The high prevalences detected in this particular working group highlight the importance of prevention and control of OB in health personnel because it can result in a high number of disability and premature retirement due to disease. …”
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Sex-specific association of low-renin hypertension with metabolic and musculoskeletal health in Korean older adults by Seunghyun Lee, Jae Seung Chang, Jae Seung Chang, Kyu-Sang Park, Sang-Baek Koh, Moon Young Kim, Moon Young Kim, Moon Young Kim, Jung Soo Lim

“…Muscle function was assessed according to the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia guidelines. PRA was measured using radioimmunoassay.ResultsThe median age was 66 [61–72] years, and the body mass index (BMI) was 24.7 [23.0–26.4] kg/m2. …”
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Safety and efficacy of zinpentraxin alfa as monotherapy or in combination with ruxolitinib in myelofibrosis: stage I of a phase II trial by Srdan Verstovsek, Lynda Foltz, Vikas Gupta, Robert Hasserjian, Taghi Manshouri, John Mascarenhas, Ruben Mesa, Olga Pozdnyakova, Ellen Ritchie, Ivo Veletic, Katia Gamel, Habib Hamidi, Lyrialle Han, Brian Higgins, Kerstin Trunzer, Marianne Uguen, Dao Wang, Tarec Christoffer El-Galaly, Boyan Todorov, Jason Gotlib

“…The primary endpoint was overall response rate (ORR; investigatorassessed) adapted from International Working Group-Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Research and Treatment criteria. …”
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PREFACE: TECHNICAL COMMISSION IV ON SPATIAL INFORMATION SCIENCE by S. Zlatanova, S. Dragicevic, G. Sithole

“…A rigorous peer-review process by the ISPRS TC IV Scientific Committee Working Group Chairs ensured hight quality and scientific innovation.…”
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Evaluation of the frailty characteristics and clinical outcomes according to the new frailty-based outcome prediction model (Myeloma Risk Profile-MRP) in a UK real-world cohort of... by Faouzi Djebbari, Alexandros Rampotas, Fotios Panitsas, Wen Yuen Lim, Charlotte Lees, Ismini Tsagkaraki, Ana Rita Gomes, Steve Prideaux, Lucia Chen, Catherine Prodger, Akhil Khera, Nicola Gray, Lauren Ellis, Gina Sangha, Toby A Eyre, Sally Moore, Jaimal Kothari, Karthik Ramasamy

“…In addition to the proven prognostic values of the International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) frailty score and the revised Myeloma Co-morbidity Index (R-MCI), a new easy-to-use frailty-based risk profile score (high-risk (i.e. frail), medium risk (i.e. intermediate-fitness) and low-risk (i.e. fit)) named Myeloma Risk Profile (MRP) was shown to be predictive of survival in the clinical trial setting. …”
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Short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O3) and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Pablo Orellano, Julieta Reynoso, Nancy Quaranta, Ariel Bardach, Agustin Ciapponi

“…Risk of bias (RoB) in individual studies was analysed using a new domain-based assessment tool, developed by a working group convened by the World Health Organization and designed specifically to evaluate RoB within eligible air pollution studies included in systematic reviews. …”
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Associations of geriatric nutrition risk index and other nutritional risk-related indexes with sarcopenia presence and their value in sarcopenia diagnosis by Qiao Xiang, Yuxiao Li, Xin Xia, Chuanyao Deng, Xiaochu Wu, Lisha Hou, Jirong Yue, Birong Dong

“…Sarcopenia-related assessment and diagnosis were in line with Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019. For each single index, we assessed its association with sarcopenia presence by univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis; we also computed diagnostic measures including the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and sensitivity, specificity, accuracy at the optimal cut-off value determined according to Youden’s index. …”
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Muscle strength, but not body mass index, is associated with mortality in patients with non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease by Phunchai Charatcharoenwitthaya, Khemajira Karaketklang, Wichai Aekplakorn

“…Poor muscle strength was defined by handgrip strength of <28 kg for men and <18 kg for women, according to the Asian Working Group on Sarcopenia. The Cox proportional‐hazards model was constructed to estimate the adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) for overall mortality. …”
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Carfilzomib, Pomalidomide, and Dexamethasone As Second-line Therapy for Lenalidomide-refractory Multiple Myeloma by Pieter Sonneveld, Sonja Zweegman, Michele Cavo, Kazem Nasserinejad, Annemiek Broijl, Rosella Troia, Ludek Pour, Sandra Croockewit, Paolo Corradini, Francesca Patriarca, Kalung Wu, Jolanda Droogendijk, Gerard Bos, Roman Hajek, Maria Teresa Petrucci, Paula Ypma, Nicholas Zojer, Monique C. Minnema, Mario Boccadoro

“…Patients were eligible who had progressive disease according to International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) criteria. Treatment consisted of 8 cycles carfilzomib (20/36 mg/m2), pomalidomide (4 mg) and dexamethasone. …”
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“Be an ambassador for change that you would like to see”: a call to action to all stakeholders for co-creation in healthcare and medical research to improve quality of life of peop... by Anna Ambrosini, Ros Quinlivan, Valeria A. Sansone, Ingeborg Meijer, Guus Schrijvers, Aad Tibben, George Padberg, Maarten de Wit, Ellen Sterrenburg, Alexandre Mejat, Alexandra Breukel, Michal Rataj, Hanns Lochmüller, Raffaella Willmann, on behalf of the 235th ENMC workshop study group

“…Introductory presentations were followed by parallel working group sessions, to gain constructive contributions from all participants. …”
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Impact of sarcopenia and phase angle on mortality of the very elderly by Young Eun Kwon, Jung Sun Lee, Jee‐young Kim, Song In Baeg, Hye Min Choi, Hong‐Bae Kim, Joon Young Yang, Dong‐Jin Oh

“…Sarcopenia was diagnosed using the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 (EWGSOP2) definition (sarcopenia vs. normal group). …”
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Steps to Develop Early Warning Systems and Future Scenarios of Storm Wave-Driven Flooding Along Coral Reef-Lined Coasts by Gundula Winter, Curt Storlazzi, Sean Vitousek, Ap van Dongeren, Robert McCall, Ron Hoeke, William Skirving, John Marra, Johan Reyns, Jerome Aucan, Matthew Widlansky, Janet Becker, Chris Perry, Gerd Masselink, Ryan Lowe, Murray Ford, Andrew Pomeroy, Fernando Mendez, Ana Rueda, Moritz Wandres

“…To address these challenges, we have formed the UFORiC (Understanding Flooding of Reef-lined Coasts) working group that outlines its perspectives on data and model requirements to develop EWS for storms and scenarios specific to coral reef-lined coastlines. …”
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A co-design process to develop personalized mobility programming for individuals with mobility impairments by Stephanie R. Cimino, Olivia Crozier, Olivia Crozier, Olivia Crozier, Daniel Lizotte, Daniel Lizotte, Adnan Shabbir, Adnan Shabbir, Joshua Stoikos, Joshua Stoikos, Dalton L. Wolfe, Dalton L. Wolfe

“…The strengths of this approach include the collaborative nature of the program development, while the main limitations were logistical in nature (e.g., scheduling, engaging all working group members).…”
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Chest X‐ray‐based opportunistic screening of sarcopenia using deep learning by Jin Ryu, Sujeong Eom, Hyeon Chang Kim, Chang Oh Kim, Yumie Rhee, Seng Chan You, Namki Hong

“…Sarcopenia was defined based on Asian Working Group 2019 guideline. A deep learning model was trained to predict appendicular lean mass (ALM), handgrip strength (HGS) and chair rise test performance from chest X‐ray images; then the machine learning model (SARC‐CXR score) was built using the age, sex, body mass index and chest X‐ray predicted muscle parameters along with estimation uncertainty values. …”
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Prevalence and Influencing Factors of Sarcopenia in Essential Hypertension by YANG Chen, HE Huajuan, LI Jianpu, CHEN Jun

“…Sarcopenia was diagnosed by the recommendation from Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia in 2019. Nutrition status was assessed using the Mini-Nutritional Assessment Scale-Short Form (MNA-SF) . …”
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Icy ocean worlds - astrobiology research in Germany by Fabian Klenner, Mickael Baqué, Kristina Beblo-Vranesevic, Janine Bönigk, Marc S. Boxberg, Bernd Dachwald, Ilya Digel, Andreas Elsaesser, Clemens Espe, Oliver Funke, Ernst Hauber, Dirk Heinen, Florence Hofmann, Lucía Hortal Sánchez, Nozair Khawaja, Nozair Khawaja, Maryse Napoleoni, Ana-Catalina Plesa, Frank Postberg, Autun Purser, Tina Rückriemen-Bez, Susanne Schröder, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Stephan Ulamec, Jean-Pierre Paul de Vera

“…Within Germany, the Ocean Worlds and Icy Moons working group of the German Astrobiology Society provides an invaluable platform for scientists and engineers from universities and other organizations with a passion for icy ocean worlds to share knowledge and start collaborations. …”
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Roll-out of first HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Halli Olsen, MPH, William Reidy, PhD, Nadine Mushimbele, MPH, Richted Tenda, MD, Serge Matumaini Kayembe, BS, Guy Mukari, MD, Tania Tchissambou, MD, Felix Ndagije, MD, Faustin Malele Bazola, MD, Gaston Djomand, MD, Trista Bingham, PhD, Jacob Dee, MPH, Elie Mukinda, MD, Julie Franks, PhD

“…Capacity-building activities included: guidance on national planning; establishment of a national PrEP technical working group; and the development of PrEP training material for multidisciplinary facility teams to provide and monitor PrEP services. …”
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Creation and Expansion of a Mixed Patient Intermediate Care Unit to Improve ICU Capacity by Emmett A. Kistler, MD, MHQS, Elaine Klatt, Jesse D. Raffa, PhD, Phyllis West, DNP, RN, Jacqueline A. Fitzgerald, DNP, RN, Jennifer Barsamian, DNP, RN, NP-C, Scott Rollins, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Charlotte M. Clements, DNP, RN, Shelby Hickox Murray, MSN, RN, Michael N. Cocchi, MD, Julius Yang, MD, PhD, Margaret M. Hayes, MD

“…An interdisciplinary working group created an IMC which was located on a general ward. …”
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